The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Acquired by Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. grew its position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 875,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,000 shares during the quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. owned approximately 0.28% of Mosaic worth $21,508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 110.8% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,117 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 587 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Tobam acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $55,000. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mosaic Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:MOS opened at $27.26 on Monday. The Mosaic Company has a 52-week low of $22.48 and a 52-week high of $33.44. The stock has a market cap of $8.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.13, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a fifty day moving average of $26.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic’s payout ratio is currently 160.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MOS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Scotiabank upped their target price on Mosaic from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Mosaic from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Mosaic from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $33.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mosaic currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.67.

Mosaic Profile

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.